As a new DON, I have instructed my staff to remove, rinse and reuse colostomy bags. Do you agree? As a person who has a colostomy, I do not agree with reusing bags. I choose to use a one-piece system....
How can you make sure your facility is trusted by Google?
By
Jim Fitzgerald
Jul 07, 2019
If you are a local marketer, you are likely all too familiar with the recent Google updates this year. They heavily impacted Google maps and organic rankings that appear in the Local 3-Pack, the most coveted...
Providers can rise by using local online marketing better
By
Jim Fitzgerald
May 10, 2019
A recent study by Ziegler showed that 81% of long-term care facilities find that internal marketing efforts produce higher quality leads than national referral services.
How Google’s local listings work best: Trust, authority
By
Jim Fitzgerald
Jun 07, 2019
Everyone understands the importance of Google – it is where nearly 90% of consumers turn when they’re looking for just about anything.
You do it so well, now get recognition you deserve
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2019
We hear it all the time: When it comes to technology, healthcare is way behind compared to other industries.
Milliken & Co. buys Andover Healthcare
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 17, 2019
South Carolina-based Milliken & Co., a textile company, acquired Andover Healthcare in June.
Budget has ‘survival’ funds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
ILLINOIS — Funding for nursing homes will increase by $240 million in the next fiscal year under the state’s new budget. Of that, $70 million goes to help nursing homes meet minimum staffing requirements....
Seeking meaning, with benefits
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2019
While nearly all long-term care administrators and nursing leaders find their work meaningful and their contributions valued by co-workers, many wish they had better support from bosses and are looking...
iPad-like technology helping elders and disabled connect
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2019
In 2013, when Nancy Likens, director of the Soprema Senior Center and Café first came up with the idea of using the café as a job-training site for volunteers from the Medina County Board of Developmental...
OIG: Let surveyors know about abuse
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Many skilled nursing facilities failed to report abuse or neglect incidents to their surveyors, the Office of Inspector General says.